Funding Consultant

About the position

The Funding Consultant will work under the direction of Senior Director of Strategic Funding assisting with business development, research and outreach, funding identification/strategy, grant application development, and funding acquisition related to municipal governmental services such as water, wastewater, water infrastructure, biosolids, water resources, and stormwater utilities. This individual will be a critical member of the team, helping track upcoming funding opportunities and preparing grant proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals while forming relationships with clients across the country.

Responsibilities

• Assist with researching available grants from federal, state and local funding sources.
• Track pending federal and state legislation to identify potential funding opportunities.
• Assist with development of funding strategies for complex projects.
• Conduct outreach to funding agency staff to discuss funding program details and vet program applicability to projects.
• Work priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal of funding proposal to meet deadlines.
• Develop grant proposals and low interest loan applications including identifying and reviewing needed documentation, developing project descriptions, identifying project benefits, developing cost-benefit analyses and project budgets, etc.
• Coordinate requirements with contributors including the client, project manager, engineers and subconsultants to procure required financial, environmental and technical documentation.
• Assist with preparation of proposals for new work, internal/external presentations, and reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Business, Finance, English, Journalism, Media, or related field)
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in the field of engineering, finance, grant writing, journalism or prospect research, or a minimum of 4-years comparable and transferable skills acquired in a professional setting
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Excellent written skills.
• Excellent oral communication skills, including presenting proposal results to clients or stakeholders in a simple and concise manner.
• Creative, curious, and team-oriented attitude.
• Ability to work within a small team that may be spread across multiple geographic locations.
• Ability to work independently on specific assignments once direction is provided.
• Willing and able to travel overnight as needed (less than 20% of the time).
• Must be a proactive self-starter who responds well to multiple and simultaneous tasks.

Nice-to-haves

• Funding experience with federal/state agencies related to water/wastewater/ infrastructure field or comparable.
• Experience in successfully obtaining grants, loans, and other sources of funding for energy, water, and other infrastructure projects (including electrification and decarbonization).
• Technical report and proposal writing experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off and parental leave
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Performance-based bonus eligibility
• Employee referral bonuses
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Long-term care insurance